Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain sworn in Bihar Governor

Patna, March 14 (UNI) Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain was on Saturday sworn in as the Governor of Bihar at a formal ceremony held in the state capital.

Patna, March 14 ( UNI) Bihar has recorded a significant improvement in environmental protection with its green cover crossing 15.5 per cent under the Jal‑Jeevan‑Hariyali campaign.

One killed, another injured in road accident in Bihar's Saran

Chhapra (Bihar), March 14 (UNI) One person was killed and another seriously injured in a road accident near Rampur village under Gaura police station area in Saran district.

Militant, drug smugglers nabbed in Manipur

Imphal, March 14 (UNI) Manipur Police and security forces have nabbed a militant and three drug smugglers in three separate incidents.

Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to martyrs on Nandigram Day

Kolkata, March 14 (UNI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid tribute to the martyrs of Nandigram while marking Nandigram Day, recalling the victims of the 2007 violence that significantly altered the political course of West Bengal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Kolkata today

Kolkata, March 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Kolkata on Saturday to address a public rally at Brigade Parade Ground, marking the culmination of the BJP’s weeklong Paribartan Sankalp Jatra ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

Six arrested in Meghalaya ATM heist case

Shillong, March 13 (UNI) Meghalaya police have arrested six people, including two kingpins from Haryana, in connection with a series of ATM heists, where nearly Rs. one crore was stolen, a police official said on Friday.

Over Rs 1,467 crore transferred to bank accounts of Bihar farmers under PM-Kisan scheme

Patna, Mar 13 (UNI) Bihar Agriculture Minister Ram Kripal Yadav said on Friday that more than Rs 1,467 crore has been transferred to the bank accounts of over 73 lakh farmers in the state under the 22nd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.

Meghalaya: Violence-hit Tura town limping back to normalcy

Tura, March 13 (UNI) The situation in violence-hit Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills, in Meghalaya is limping back to normalcy with no report of any untoward incident being reported, officials said on Friday.

Follow established acts while conducting intensive revision of electoral Roll: K. Ravi Kumar

Ranchi, Mar 13 (UNI ) Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar on Friday emphasized that there is no scope for any error in the intensive revision of the electoral roll and directed officials to strictly follow the provisions laid down by the Election Commission of India.

BJP urges Meghalaya governor to convene special GHADC session to amend rule

Shillong, Mar 13 (UNI) A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday urged Meghalaya Governor C.H.Vijayashankar to convene a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) to discuss on the amendment of the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous District (Constitution of District Council) Rules to bar non-tribals from taking part in elections to the tribal council.

Bengal: Nadia administration reviews LPG supply, Kalyani bottling plant assures uninterrupted availability

Krishnanagar, March 13 (UNI) In a move aimed at preventing any disruption in the supply of domestic cooking gas, the Nadia district administration, on Friday, conducted a high-level review and field inspection at the Indane LPG Bottling Plant in Kalyani to assess cylinder availability and strengthen monitoring of distribution across several districts of the state.

Financial flow to increase as inflation declines in Manipur: CM Y. Khemchand

Imphal, Mar 13 (UNI) The seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly continued on Friday with discussions and voting on ten Demands for Grants for the financial year 2026–27.

Crystal meth worth Rs 8.29 crore seized in Aizawl; one held

Aizawl, March 13 (UNI) Mizoram Police on Thursday night seized a large consignment of crystal methamphetamine valued at more than Rs 8.29 crore in the international market during an operation at Chaltlang locality in Aizawl, and arrested one person in connection with the case.

BJP targets Bengal government over potato farmers’ “suicides” ahead of PM’s Kolkata visit

Kolkata, March 13 (UNI) On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kolkata, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress-led state government over the alleged suicides of potato farmers in the state.